Such a person must be won over by all means, and one must first further understand Zhang Mingtu's related concepts, his attitude towards heaven and earth, and the royal family.
"I've looked up some of his life history, and his philosophy is quite strange. He seems to believe in the idea of equality for all, similar to Confucianism, Legalism, or Buddhism, but not entirely identical to any of these three.
When he was in Jianyi, he would take out some of the extra money from his family's restaurant and distribute it to the local poor people as welfare. In this respect, he was no different from the local wealthy people. He loved fame, but what he did was not mixed with other things. He was doing good deeds in a serious manner..."
Wang Zhoumu didn't say anything extra, but the prince understood what he hadn't finished saying.
When disasters or famines occurred, the wealthy families would indeed open their granaries together with the local government to distribute grain, but the porridge was extremely watery and often contained a bit of sand. Of course, even so, it could be considered a good thing, after all, it prevented people from actually starving to death.
But they did not do this out of genuine kindness, but because they had already gained enough during the corresponding famine and could buy a lot of fertile land at low prices with very little money and silver.
At the same time, according to their past experience, if they do not take action during the famine and allow too many refugees to arrive, the refugees who are about to starve to death will not sit still and wait to starve to death. People whose rationality has been devoured by hunger may attack their granaries and shops.
That would have meant they would suffer even greater losses, so after many rounds, they reached a strategic balance, using some food to keep this group of people hanging so that they would neither starve to death nor go truly crazy.
Both of them have seen too many kind people like that and don't even bother to mention them.
"Oh, a genuinely kind person, there are such people, isn't he seeking higher fame and fortune?"
The young man in front of him frowned for the first time, looking a little bit unbelievable.
In his world, everyone's behavior is driven by corresponding interests, whether it's for fame or profit, or to make higher-ups see his external personality. It will never come purely from his heart.
Wang Zhongzhou Mu was very happy to see this. When he first learned the relevant information and conducted relevant research and judgment, he was reluctant to believe it, but there really were such people in the world.
"I didn't want to believe it at first, but it shows that this was the case from the beginning, when he was still unknown, and we had investigated the relevant life experiences.
He would make a pot of soup for the old man selling charcoal on the street, and would help the merchants on their morning walks. He even risked his life by jumping into the river to save a fisherman who was swallowed by a monster..."
If Zhang Mingtu heard the other party's detailed understanding of his life experience again, his heart would be stirred.
The other party investigated almost all of his experiences from birth to adulthood, and the investigation was very detailed.
Even the fact that he felt sorry for the charcoal seller and served him a bowl of soup was recorded in it.
"These shouldn't be a big deal. It's normal for a young hero to do something like this to satisfy his chivalrous heart. After all, his family heritage comes from the escort agency, and the people in the escort agency probably still have some chivalrous hearts."
The young man's brows were slightly furrowed, and Wang Zhoumu was refuted, but he did not rush to respond, but nodded in agreement.
"I thought so at first, but the other party didn't stop doing this immediately, but kept doing it.
I've uncovered a lot of hidden secrets. I wonder if you've heard of the purge that took place in Jianyi before?"
"Are you saying that Ruihai will investigate all the local corrupt officials who exploit the people, re-measure the land, and bring down the wealthy families in Jianyi?"
"Um."
Wang Zhoumu nodded.
"But what does this have to do with this matter? That's Rui Hai's ability. Rui Hai is truly a man of great talent. Not only did he manage the New National Line steadily, but he also handled the Jianyi incident quite decisively shortly afterwards. He's truly a pillar of the empire, clearing out those corrupt officials who are eating their brains out. If I were in power, I would definitely make use of such a talent and not let him wander around and struggle to advance."
Wang Zhoumu didn't respond to this question. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's true that Rui Hai is extremely capable, but when he took action in Xingguo County, no one knew his reputation. So how could he have figured out the situation in Jianyi in just a few weeks?"
"You mean?"
The young man finally understood, but still couldn't quite believe it. "Did Zhang Mingtu help with this? He's so righteous and hates evil, can't he stand seeing these petty corruptions in the officialdom?"
For the first time this year, I frowned and had different thoughts about this matter.
Wang Zhoumu shook his head. "There is no clear evidence pointing to this, but subsequent speculation may be related to this matter. At least the Zhang family of Weiyuan Escort Agency in Jianyi should have played a certain role in this matter. After all, Ruihai is the county magistrate of Xingguo County, not Jianyi. He can clearly grasp the corresponding situation in Jianyi, so someone must have submitted the corresponding intelligence to him.
Later, in the entire Jianyi, the only person who was favored by Ruihai, a man who hated evil, was Zhang Mingtu.
At the same time, when Ruihai was dealing with the local situation in Jianyi, Zhang Mingtu, who was already the general flag of the Jinyiwei, also played a vital role. He contributed a lot to the inventory of land and household registration.
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